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The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa launched the first in a series of 12 hackathons under its Ethiopia Hacks! the program as part of its annual Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration. Ethiopia Hacks! is conducted in partnership with the Google Developers Group (GDG- Addis) and the Centre for Women’s Economic Environment (CAWEE). Each hackathon will challenge […]

Following the resignation of Haile Gebresilase as a president of Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) the executive committee held an emergency meeting yesterday and appointed Derartu Tulu Appointed as Acting Head for the Federation. The federation also further stated that EAF would call the general assembly in two months time to elect a president to lead […]

Ethiopian parliament has declared three days of national mourning beginning Wednesday to honor president Girma Wolde-Giorgis. The House of Peoples’ Representatives convened on Tuesday and decided unanimously that Wednesday, will be mourning day for the former president. The parliament has announced the mourning day at the 4th year 12th regular meeting held today morning. According […]

Ethiopian Airlines’ bold decision to re-start the flight to Moscow will be able to connect Russians with Ethiopian Airlines air services’ global network, said Russian ambassador to Ethiopia. ADDIS ABABA (Agence France-Presse) – Ethiopian Airlines on Monday (17th December 2018) resumed flights to Moscow after a gap of 27 years stretching back to the demise of […]

Italy’s Ambassador Arturo Luzzi highlighted that the grant is a further step in the Italian ongoing collaboration with Ethiopia to support the Ethiopian Health Sector Transformation Plan ADDIS ABABA (UNICEF)–The Government of Italy and UNICEF signed an agreement for an amount of 1 million Euros to support the management of the Health Pool Fund (HPF) to […]

INTERPOL says it is committed to help Ethiopia capture fugitives who are implicated in corruption and human rights violations. INTERPOL Chief Jürgen Stock holding a meeting with Ethiopian police commissionerSource : SM borkena December 17,2018 The International Criminal Police Organization, INTERPOL, assures government that it will hand over Ethiopians who committed crime in the country […]

Is civil war truly inevitable in Ethiopia? borkena December 17,2018 Abraha BelayPhoto : SM from Abraha Belay page Abraha Belay, who is based in Seattle, is a journalist by profession and owns Ethiomedia.com, an online Ethiopian news portal. Like some critical voices from Tigray region, he has been rejecting Tigray Peoples Liberation Front’s (TPLF) assertion […]

Image : The Zambia Observer borkena December 17,2018 Police in Amhara regional state arrested an individual, who considered himself as a prophet, for causing fear by disseminating false information. He is identified as Kenaw Abeje, according to reports by Amhara Mass Media Agency (AMMA) It happened in central Gonder, north western Ethiopia, Tegede district Egegoye […]

Established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN in 1958 as one of the UN’s five regional commissions, the Economic Commission for Africa has over the past 60 years, made notable landmark contributions to the continent. ADDIS ABABA (Semonegna.com)–On 17th December 2018, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has celebrated 60 years […]